S - Maltier than you'd expect from Alpine, with notes of sugar cookie and icing sugar. A hefty dose of tropical fruits and citrus hops, with some obvious Simcoe and Citra contributions. Slightly catty and pungent.

T - The taste is hoppier, which is somewhat unusual. Zesty citrus and mild floral notes, along with some pine bitterness. This is more in line with what I expect from Alpine: dominating hops and unobtrusive malts.

M - Medium body, with pleasant moderate-to-high carbonation. Juicy, with a dry finish and some mild residual hop oils. Surprised by the listed 7.5%; guessed this was closer to 5%.

D - A solid brew, but not the most intense offering I've had form Alpine, which isn't surprising as wet hops tend to be more subdued and fresh in taste. Very drinkable stuff, but not one that I'd actively seek out again.

Out of retirement and into my pint glass – 5 years long since last brewed. Must have been a good season.

A: WHAle pours a clear yet dark amber color that is looking more and more copper as I gaze upon my glass. My pint arrived a full brim pour leaving just a thin white foamy cap that floated about. Leaving some sticky lacing down the sides.

T: This pale ale is juicy with hops that are resinous on the palate but with a more pronounced bready malt character to it. Hops are super fresh and in the flavors of citrus and pine. Nice moderately high bitterness levels. Great balance of sugars here. Biscuity with a tart accent on the finish. Slight alcohol flavors. Pretty darn good.

M: Medium body with a nice creamy texture. Sort of watery on the mouthfeel. Sticky none the less with a dry puckering finish.

D: A really square pale ale with nice overall balance. Thinkof a hopped up SNPA. A bit heavier on the bready malts for a hoppy Alpine brew but the wet hops really do work well here. Gives some really nice fresh hop flavors with a nice lingering bitterness. Just not the hop blast I was expecting. Not Alpine’s best work but glad to have tracked this WhAle down and would definitely recommend.

A: Golden-amber in color, clear, with a small, half-inch head, tightly bubbled. Little lacing, but this growler has been sitting in the fridge for a few days

S: Wow, really fruity bouquet. Sort of tropical-meets-berries. Pastry like aroma floats in the backdrop, almost earthy in tone.

T: Again, the fruit notes are really prominent. Apricot, mango, maybe a hint of blackberry. Hops take an earthy, tea-like approach as opposed to beating your tongue with piny bitterness. These flavors are nicely matched with honey-malt sweetness, with some lingering notes of oak at the finish.

M: Medium-to-light in body, maybe could have been a bit more viscous to carry the fruity flavors.

Another gem from Alpine. I'm not sure if they took a different approach here, as I'm getting pretty different flavors then my fellow BA's, not to mention the site states it's retired. This almost went unnoticed when I was leaving the pub, overshadowed by the release of Odin's Raven Barrel Aged.